Advanced Industrial Electronics

Analogue signals acquisition:

1. In digital to analog conversion, what is the signal to quantization noise ratio ?
2. What is the relationship between SNR and Channel Capacity ?
3. What are basic principles of galvanic isolation in analog, and digital systems ?
Industrial Sensors I & II
4. Name 4 principles of temperature sensors.
5. What is the sensitivity and selectivity of a sensor ?
Measurement circuits and systems
6. Draw two basic diagrams of a instrumentation amplifiers ?
7. Compare in-amp vs. op-amp
8. What is wrong with the circuit ?

9. What is the output voltage of the circuit from the table (when Uin and Ri are specified):

-E

+E
Uout
Uin1
 R2 R3 R2

R1 -E R1 -E

Uin2

+E +E
Uin1 R3
Uout Uout
Uin1

Front-end circuits
10.The amplifier was designed for video signal using “current feedback amplifier”. What is wrong
with it ?

Vcc

1MΩ

1MΩ

11.What are the VV, CC, CV, VC op-amp ?

12.What are the main features of a transconductance and a transimpedance amplifier?
13.What is the idea of a charge amplifier ?
14.What is the idea of a chopper amplifier ?
15.What is the idea of a parametric modulation amp ?
AD Converters
16.Name types of AD converters, describe the typical speed and resolution.
 17.What is the principle of oversampling ?
PLL
18.What is the principle of operation of PLL ?
19.What is the principle of operation of PLL as FM detector ?
20.What is the principle of operation of PLL as AM detector ?
21.What is the principle of operation of PLL as frequency synthesizer ?
22.What is the principle of synchronous detection (Lock-in amplifier) ?
23.Explain notions of capture and hold frequency (PLL).
DC-DC converters
24.What is the principle of operation of a “fly-back” DC-DC converter ?
25.What is the principle of operation of a “forward” converter ?
26.What is the difference between transformer and multi-winding choke ?
Power factor
27.What is the Power Factor ?
28.What are the basic power-factor correction methods ?
29.Power factor and total harmonic distortions.
Actuators
30.What is the role of protection diode (clamp diode, fly-back diode) in relay actuator ?
31.Name a few types o Solid State Relays.
32.What is the principle of operation of an inverter (AC motor controller) ?
33.Name different types of electric motors ?